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FZPS40 PHFO 150901
HSFSP

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1130 UTC MON APR 15 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT
OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN
TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

THIS HIGH SEAS FORECAST USES 1-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS WHICH MAY BE
HIGHER THAN 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS.

SECURITE

SOUTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 120W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC APR 15 2024.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 16 2024.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC APR 17 2024.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 25S178E 18S171E NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
S OF FRONT.
.24 HOUR FRONT 25S178W 17S171E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF A LINE
FROM 25S180W TO 14S170E TO 13S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 25S168W 17S176E. WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF
12S W OF 178W.

.TROUGH 19S168W 25S166W MOVING W SLOWLY.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18S173W 25S168W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED.

.FRONT 21S120W 15S140W 12S155W NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF FRONT W OF 135W. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 19S TO 10S
BETWEEN 158W AND 142W. ISOLATED MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 06S
BETWEEN 150W AND 140W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 22S120W 16S140W 15S155W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF FRONT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 21S120W 16S140W 16S150W. WINDS 20 TO 25
KT S OF FRONT.

.TROUGH 05S161E 08S174W 10S170W 12S156W MOVING S SLOWLY. NUMEROUS
STRONG TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 180W AND 160W. SCATTERED
MODERATE TSTMS ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM N OF TROUGH E OF 175E. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS FROM 15S TO TROUGH W OF 165E.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07S162E 11S173E 11S160W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 07S164E 05S178E 11S176W 14S166W.

.OTHERWISE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF LINE 21S120W 16S140W 14S160W...AND S OF 16S
BETWEEN 165E AND 178W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S E OF 135W... AND S OF
18S BETWEEN 158W AND 141W... AND S OF A LINE FROM 23S180W TO 16S170E
TO 14S160E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 20S E OF 140W... AND S OF A
LINE FROM 20S180W TO 15S170E TO 12S160E.

.OTHERWISE...SEAS 8 FT OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

$$

.FORECASTER SHIGESATO. HONOLULU HI.